I guess Nextel cannot just let iDen die peacefully… The device is rumored to be available late this year or early next. So if you want a 2 year old device this will be a great deal!!! I thought it was bad enough when Verizon released the 8330 a year after its GSM brethren!

Despite rumors of death, Nextel is here to stay. Nextel/sprint looked over the users of Nextel at Airports, Construction sites, Goverment, and school districts and realized they are making to much money to kill it.
We received a letter from one of the mucky mucks explaining nextel is here for the long haul and is not dying.

I personally have yet to find a network with the coverage I get with nextel in Utah anyways. Valleys mountains, buildings I can’t use the “I have no bars” excuse for not getting calls.

Are the phones bulky? Yes. But that is the point. Work like tank, I need a phone built like a tank that wont break if dropped.

I’ve been dying to hear that a new iDen BBerry would be coming out soon, as much as the 7100i has been good to me its just getting left behind by the other models! I hope they hurry the hell up and get a new model out, i’ll be the fisrt in line to mine!

BTW: many, many, many people in construction heavily depend on the Direct Connect feature so to speak of them killing this service is absurd.

Release date for the New Blackberry Curve 8350i will be released 12/01/09.It will be $149.99 after a $100.00 mail in rebate. I will be able to get additional discounts on the device. You can contact me at [email protected]. Our company has locations in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. We provide sales, service and support for the 5 major cellualr provider. I will be taking pre orders as of 11/2. Take advantage now. They are already have a high demand.

@ Troy:
Do you mean 2008 or 2009? I got intel that the 8350i was coming out in Nov. (mid to late) via 2 sales reps and a corporate managment high up in the Sprint-Nextel chain of command… pls update your info or verify that you’re intel is correct.